Cutler: ‘Regulatory overdrive’ and ‘fragmentation’ hindering digital trade progress

Progress on digital trade is being hampered by “regulatory overdrive” and “fragmentation” among countries, agreements and coalitions, former Office of the U.S. Trade Representative negotiator Wendy Cutler said this week. Cutler, now the Vice President at the Asia Society Policy Institute, spoke during an ASPI virtual event about what she sees as worrying digital trade trends as well as opportunities to counter them. “In my view, there are two concerning trends on digital trade,” said Cutler, who served as acting...